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CactusJack
USA
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 Posted - 04/22/2008 : 10:23:30
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I just purchased a TOP2049 and I cannot get it to communicate sucessfully with the TOPWIN3X software.
I install the TOP software, click on the Install USB Driver, wait for the hard drive access to stop, click on Continue and then Finish the installer. I never get a Blank screen like the manual talks about, and since it mentions restarting, I then shut down the computer and then restart it BEFORE trying to plug the Programmer in to the USB port.
When I plug the TOP2049 in to the USB port (no other devices currently plugged into USB) Windows Installer Wizard comes up, I direct it to the DRIVERS folder under TOP. It states it has successfully installed the device and it is ready to use.
When I launch TOPWIN software, It opens the Self Diagnosis Panel, Blinks the Green LED a few times and then leaves it on and then give me an ERROR! with various numbers each time (some of them have been 5637504, 5899652, 4851060)
Each time I plug the Programmer into the USB port, Windows re-launches the Install Wizard and goes through the process of searching for a driver etc.
I started by trying to install it on my laptop and after numerous failed tries, I tried it on a Desktop. Both running XP SP2.
Since the Small CD that came with it was bad (couldn't read SETUP.EXE in the English folder), I downloaded TOPWIN3X (3.25) and then later tried 1.41.
Anyone have any ideas what I am doing wrong?
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ZLM
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Posted - 04/22/2008 : 10:39:37
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| Remove the chip in the ZIF socket when software starting up. |
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CactusJack
USA
4 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2008 : 11:21:30
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| There is no Chip in the socket. I have used a number of EPROM programmers over the years and know better than to power up a Programmer with a chip installed in the socket!!! |
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ZLM
2947 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2008 : 16:38:17
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| Your programmer may have some problem internally. Such as internal contacting. |
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CactusJack
USA
4 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2008 : 09:01:07
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| Thank you for the help. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing anything wrong on my end before returning it. |
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simeon
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/24/2008 : 07:15:15
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hi
what i did to get the top programmer to work
is installed windows xp service pak3
then powerup and plug in the programmer {power it first}
then windows will ask for a driver
click dont install just now
then install the software topwin 3.26 from there site
click install the usb driver
then once its installed reboot leave the programmer attached
go to the device manager and confirm that you have
two entrys under the jungo entry
one says windriver the other top programmer
if you dont and or have just one
check for a yellow exclimated one or go to the top programmer one
and click update driver and
choose to install from the list
then point it to the driver folder in topwin install
you need to first install windriver then the usb driver
but sp2 can have issues with it
i did find adding vc2005 runtime helpfull also .net 1 2 and 3 and there fixes
these dont get offered in the update windows effort by microsoft
however service pak 3 puts them all there
good luck took me a while but its a nice programmer for what i payed
even if it wont blast at the older eproms yet...
i think there software will work better soon  |
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presepio58
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Posted - 05/31/2008 : 01:34:58
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Hello CactusJack
I have the same problem. I installed the software and the drivers and when i connect the device the system recognizes the programmer and not require me to install drivers.
Have you solved this problem ? |
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CactusJack
USA
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Posted - 06/21/2008 : 11:31:41
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I had to send the unit back to China to the manufacturer to repair. It came back and appears to be working okay now. I plugged it into a computer I had already loaded TopWin and launched the application and it communicated just fine. So, the problem was definitely in the TOP2049 head since I didn't change anything else when I got it back.
CJ |
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tinhead
Germany
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Posted - 04/13/2009 : 03:54:26
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a bit old thread, however, i had similar issues, with my top2049 - easy resolved, it seems that sometimes pins on the Xilinx Spartang FPGA are not really soldered - in my case two pins, so have resoldered and was ok ..month later another one pin was not contacting, so finally have reassembled the programmer and resoldered the FPGA - lucky to have reflow oven.
Maybe not the perfect way to handle warranty things, however, it was faster and easier than send back to China. |
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